35 is ballpark for me because off the top of my head I can name 30 EM's I like better . As far as lines to play new DMD games that's great for us serious EM Baby Boomers. Let the 25 year old jackwagon with 6" inches of underwear showing , arms and neck covered in tats, huge holes in his ears being pried open by metal hardware, and his freiking hat on backwards . Yup let "those guys"play all the over-priced light & sound show boxes of Christmas Decorations for hours . Thus keeping them off the EM's

It was meant to be funny not a knock on pinball hobbyists more of a knock on today's youth. (.Easily sucked in by bells, whistles, and spinning houses) I've seen these bozos I described at shows but they're the exception not the rule, point taken. Whoever said SS brought on the video games you sir are spot on. I quit playing once Gold Strike was replaced with PAC Man in the Arcades. A local beach arcade held EM's into the Early 90's and then they sold out. Sad day for me.

I'll argue for Aquarius that game mucks soose. And Big Ben is a
Blow-fest but it's still better than 90% of most Chicago Coins (Boat Anchors) .

You're in Maine a few AAB have been known to migrated up from NY/CT. If you don't likevAAB then just pick it's replay version

Cowpoke
Pleasure Isle
Diamond Jack
Dimension
Hearts & Spades
Melody
Gold Strike
Ice Show
Flipper Pool
Free Fall
Joker Poker
Astro
Mini Pool
Lucky Hand
Abra ca Dabra
Palooka
King & Queens
Jack in the Box
Big Indian
Trade Winds

I respectfully disagree with Boatcat on Pleasure Isle. I waited for years to get one and they will have to pry my cold dead hands off the mofo when I die. The replay version is Paradise, nothing beats backbox hula girl animation. The games I listed are anywhere from 500 up to 3000 if collector quality. I did not include Pop a Card or Captain Card. Played them throughout high school, owned both of them, they did not keep my interest. If there was ever an arguement for AAB over replay simply play a game of High Hand.... LOL.

I own one Bally, A Delta Queen. Not a super duper player, simple game, but the artwork and fun is off the charts. And the nice things about some of those Ballys... you move one pin and it's replay or AAB, gives you options.

No offense taken Boatcat. I would take Pleasure Isle for the artwork and double backbox animation. That playfield is vibrant and I really love the strategy and progressive rule set for a 2 player pin. I actually own this game and Melody. I also own a Dimension, 5 Kickout holes, but not connected. High Hand sucks, I agree, in fact I don't care for Capt. Card either, I am glad everyone wants CC because Free Fall is so much better of a game for me and it was a lot less coin to find a mint one. Kings and Queens, great game, too PINK for my manly lineup.

Mine had a ball count issue. It would give you one ball per play. Talk ABout a challenge! I did knock down all 16 drops on one ball but it was the hardest I ever worked for a WOW

Take 30 minutes and use some metal polish and a cloth on a spinning drill to polish the plunger and carriage bolts.

nah man, YOu have to get a Tumbler, it's the only way to shine the bejesus out of those bolts. It's like a Ronco, set it and forget it.